Exeter Advocate, 1906-11-08, Page 7WHERE BOMBS ARE MADE
140:441)0'r; POLICE ARE SEARCHING
F011 A SECRET FACTORY.
;About 10,900 Reds in the Metropolis—
.
How They Secretly Pre.
pare for Work.
• There are probably 10,000 Anarchists
--reeolute, uneompromising enemies of,
Tulet—in London to -day. No other capie
tat in the world has sleet au aggrega-
Lien of seoundrels., Cootitiental nations,
1,Vitta, the Possible exception of Svvitzer-
land, will not tolerate theta, writes Vim,
=cent Wray in the London Express.
"An Anarchist is a madman." That
is the opinion of Mr, John Sweeney
lobo for tireless years weged such war
.as the law permits in our tight little
Island upon bomb matters and bomb
throwers.
There is nothing picturesque about
the personality of the Anarchist. Ile is
not the raven -locked, melancholy eyed,
.sworthy-skinned creature of the poput
lar fanoY, and the novelist's *welt He
is just simply a madman, and a mad.
Man of the most dangerouesand revolt-
ing type, There are few Englishmen
°stylist- '•ossoettilie theles tartilseaggreee
stye anarchism. The majority- are. Ital.
ilms; some are French, Spanish, Ger-
man and Armenian.
It is a remarkable fact that the most
,eloquent and .prolific speakers at anar-
midst coUncils are themselves the least
to be feared. The tongue is an excel-
lent safety Valve. The sayer is rarely
'hirnself the doete It is the gloomy, si-
`lentm-norose man who strikes. He is the
-tool of the glib -tongued orator.
tirly in the September of 1901, a wtic
Man declaimed vehemently in New York
-against the sins of Governers and poured,
inyeelives upon royal heads. A mild -
...eyed youth listened with anger thatayas
sharply fanned by this 'whirlwind bt.
„abuse into hotter and unquenchable
'fire. Leon Czolgosz went from the meet -
to ing with murder. in his heart. A few
t ,days later William McKinley, President
e talent() United States, was assassineted
by this same-Czolgoszt
"Silence these speakees'," says Mr.
:Sweeney, "and you have dealt a stag-
gering blow at Anarchy. I would make
it a patent offence foe ianyone to pro -
.claim himself an Anarchist or to preach
Anarchism. Till you do this, and till
you do treaatyour Anarchisteas -a dan-
gerous and irresponsible fellow, no
measures can insure tile safety "of royal-
tlY and other highly placed personages."
' The work of these madrndn is. con-
etaittly going on. Some of them are
Under the lynx eyes of a Scbtland Yard
man. Others have managedto keep
their seerete and it \YDS dnly be known
when a. terrible 'catastrophe startles the
'world. ° ,* •
HOME OF SPITION.
' In one ni the by streets of East Lon-
aon is a little stationer's shdp. , It looks
innocent enough. The neighbors can
uytheir newspapers there or thetir
notepaper or their bottle of inia
'little does the, passer by suspect
Mutt under the boards on whicit he
-stands, to beeserved a• small hand print-
ing press is silently throwing off reams
of seditious literature in every Conti-
nental language. Yet it is so, and, what
ds more, the policeknow of it and are
powerless to interfere. • .
• It has been stated that bombs are not
made' in England. This, unfortunately,
is not true. Scotland Yard is eyen,now
searching for a secret factory, thexis-
- tence of which has been more than sus-
pected. It is likely that a group ()amen,
busily engaged in filling iron cartridges
with 'picric acid and fitting on fulminate
of mercury detonators, will one day be
.surprised in the midst of their deadly
work,
The pollee are active and untiring;
lbut they are handicapped by the weak.
mess of the law, When they •suspect that
treasonable intrigue is on the way and
-velsh to keep in touch with .111.e move meats of aggressive Anarchists, they
shave to make irregulae entry on a
flimsy and.convenient pretext. It was
by some such means that the „whole-
tsale. mantifiettire of bombs at Walsall
was discovered.
The raid on these surreptitious work-
ers was made under the direction of Mr.
Sweeney, who secured the ,conviction ot
four or five desperate men, who alter -ward& served long teems of penal servi-
qude.
An experl in explosives told me that
•Anarehists obtain posts in British ex-
plosive tvorks. They are thus able to
decuretentrance into the "danger zones,"
and •there are able to see some of the
processes of mantifaeture.
"There are' several methods of mak-
ing bombs," he said. "Once' nitro.gly.
terine was used exclusively as a
eharge. A mixture of nitric acid, sul-
phuric acid and glyeerine makes a
;strong explosive, end when combined
with wood fibre it is fairly safe. But
there is always the danger of concus-
riion and of explosion at high tempera-
ture.•
"The high explosive generally used
kr Anarchists is picric acid. This is the
principal ingredient of the.1?,ngfish lyd-
dite and the French neelintte.. It.is also
used in the manuftletiire or the Japanese
shinlose, Which Was so ' effectitte dur-
ing the Busso-Japonese War. Picric
acid is a yellow crystal, and is a cone
otituent of several dyes. It can easily
be obtained and carried in an ordinary
bottle.
"There are also compoundee.of ammonia, whieh, however, are very' vola-
tile and diffIcult to keep in condition.
"In. atky ease, a very small vessel Is
necessary for a bomb. Some that were
• used in St. Petersburg were about the
size of an ordinary ink bottle'
ACTION NEEDED.
"Something will have to be done to
subdue these manities," veld Mr..
Sweeney, when discussing the, Matter
the othet day. "A declaration of Anar-I
thica! reed should be regarded as a
criince, and the propagation of Allard&
cal (be-Art:cies, ehould be publishable by
lsw.'When I fleet expettesed Chia view
expeeted that my otI ou1tt hia
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nArIttCTS
"Atmerottiatte eve a constant aoel dead-
ly riicriatte. Whet precaution. fsr
etattee," Me. :Sweeney walked over' to
the windew 'of his office, awl waved a
hand in the direction of the ,5treet,
"conici preverat a man who hod made
1g3 way into thi3 'aion a flinging a bomb
Into the ,Otrceil?,
"The plabile, gatherings Of Anarehists
in Hyde Park are responsible for much.
The opealiers inflame the listening
crowds, and one of their number, with
ill-infornied judgivent, goes forth to
execute baspy-conceived designs.
"Anarehists are not draAvn from the
better classes. Some of "them are half
educoted. The majority of them are the
scum and refuse of the Continent. They
do not work; they do exact money from
tenthusiaetie people who are dissatisfied
with the exisling order of things. Will
not something be done now r"
TIRE 'CURE FOR DISEASE.,
Burning of Perfumes Has a Distinctive
Curative Effeet.
The latest panacea is to be found in
the chimney corner, says The London
Daily Express. .
Physicians are re,commending 'aroma -
tie woods and fra.grant, peat, which,
when thrown on the fire, send up a
-fieating emOke.- A rirre, initSneen'a soadt
Bayswater, is exhibiting 'Weise novelties
for the grate. Mossy slabs of peat are
stacked in the shop windows, and are
considered an excellent fuel for lung
coinplaints „ Picture postcards of peat
can be sent to a friend suffering from
astinne. 'The postcard is read and
burnt, and the sufferer draws his chair
up beside the grate to inhale the medi-
caleedor.
e AROMATIC FIRE -LIGHTERS,
"eut, in trellis nisi -gift, lire, steeped in tur-
Tentine, and their warm glow and
balmy fumes will relieve a egasping-
bronchial patient. •
Fire revivers are ail antiseptic and will
keep away influenza. They are in the
shape of small bricks, and wilt revive
a dying fire -and perfume the whdle
house,
Pine logs send out a tonic vapor, oak
and elm are stimulatingsandal wood
will relieve 'a nervous headache.
Tiny blocks of wood O steeped in eu-
calyptus oil, are recommendedfor a bad
cold. Lavender water pellets or eau de
Cologne globules, sizzling merrily en the
hob, will freshen up the overtired visi-
tor, while a few drops of attar of vio-
lets on a hot shovel will cure insomnia
and peedeice refreshing sleep.• •
A eteaspoonful of ammonia., added to
a saucepan of Wiling water, will, revive
tt fainting patient. It has even been sug-
gested by a well-known specialist that a
tablespoonful of tea thrown' inthe
kettle and inhaled will benefit the
weary, heusewife far more than if she
sipped
_IIER FAVORITE BEVERAGE.
A nerve specialistetwitee Was- nensults
ed On the new ciwe by an Express re-
presentative, considers that there is a
future before it,.
"There is no doubt," he said, "that
thera should be a inore-intiniale Vnow-
ledde of the need foe 'healthy inhala-
tions. • -
"Not only flowers or jars of pot-pourri
should be used to scent a room, but
scented -dogs shbuld be thrown on the
grate instead eof the usual faggots.
,"Perfume, in -any 'form, is a. stimu-
lant, a narcotic, `or tt, sedative, as the
case may be, but no perfume is so heal-
ing and subtle in its effects as that
which rises warm and balmy from the
fire.
"A little scent sprinkled on a block of
wood will save a woman from many an
acute attack of neuralgia, or congested
headache."
TIPS IN JAPAN.
There the' innkeeper Is Not Forgotten
When the Guest Goes.
"If our hotellteepers should ever be
told of the Japanese method of tipping
we would all have to take to the
wceeds," said at 'Far Eastern traveller.
"In a Japanese hotel ydu give,the pro-
prietor the biggest 'tip of all when leav-
ing and grade the other tips accord -
fluty. • d
"When your bill is handed to you .it
is customary to wrap up in a separate
piece os paper an amount approximat-
ing about one.flfth of the whole account
and give that VS the worthy innkeeper,
together with the regular amount re-
quired of you by his account, which you
enclise in the folded bill. Then you
wrap up smaller sums in smaller pieces
of paper and parcel these 'Christmas
packages out among the seri/tints who
have waited on you.
"This tip to the boniftiee IS caned
emseal, or tea money, and the Japapese
explain. its usage after this manner of
reasoning. -
"All hotel charges in Japan are forced
by law to be very love; so that even the,
very, " poor manwho finds himseir on
the road 'at night ean get food. and Shot -
ter for a nominal sum. The rich man
has to Pay no more than the beggar.
•
"Since the hotel men could not make
a living if this order of things tverd al.
lowed to exist, without some saving
grace, some.t tecompense must be made
to the hotelkeeper for his enforced gen-
erosity. Therefore, if a guest cart well
afford to'ogive the host something more
Than he asks, he not only provides toe
le.ss fortunate than himself; but he fends
himself against the .evil day when he
my haveto ask a beggar's board and
bed. It is not charity to the innkeeper,
but merely provision, against pOssibie
hard times.
"But if a. man whom the worthy host
believes to be wee able .to atom it
generals chodai leaves the hotel with-
out paying the sante, Woct betide hint
ehould be ever retinal to that hostelry
again. ife will get last chance at the
Conariunal . bathtub, will got the most
draughty room in thd luniee and in a
hundred ways be Made to feel that he is
the most miserable of ine0
,1
4 .
IT IS.
Ark aching tooth,
vigil to shout,
Is just about -
TIM best Mina. Out.
CUSTOMS OF THE
UREIC BMX WOKS BATS SSNLYeIN
RECENT YEARS.
A Popular War Song Sounded Like a
Dainty Lulleby fete
nables.
It is only in recent yeara Japan-
ese men and women have worn hats.
and there is consequently no head -piece
of their own designing, such, for in -
Stance, as lito remarkable affair worn by
their neighbors the Coreans. It was i
1886 that the Empresa and her court,
women first appeared in European cue-
lurneae
Until recently competition has been
almost unknown in Japan. • For ex-
ample, except where priyate owners
have hired jineiltisha then selected for
their strength and their speed, no run-
ner must attempt passing another going
in the same direction. 'Among the pub-
lic runners a young and active man
must not pass an old and feeble one, nor
gesloolwona and lazy isauzpyaroer. enle'orgtyakieaUs
fl
ove vCn a
faf e against the calling, and resent 'e
accordingly.
When you you edgage. a good runner, he
springs away and keeps up the pace*
until he overtakes a weal or lazy
puller. instead of bounding by, he
drops in behind the SIOW one, and re-
gulates his pace by the other.: If he
should•underlake to go by, he would be
told: "You are breaking the rule and
taking,advantage of your corenradea."
If you want a house -built, you apply
lo a carpenter, who is also architect,
contractor and builder: He looks after
everything. But it is a life. contract'.
He untgl look after all repairs. If the
roof leaks, you may not send for lite
nearest roofer, or if the plaster cracks,
for the nearest plasterer. The man who
built your house is responsible for its
condition. if you overlook or oppose his
right to repair it, you can get nobpdy to
work for you on any terms.
The., man who makes yoeir garden for
you represents a company,• and yaii
must always lure him to take eare- of it
from season ttoeseason. You may corn -
plain to his guild if he does not dO his
work well, and the guild will provide
you with some -one who ,will give sails -
faction; but you cannot dismiss him and
hire someone else in his place.
atta'Siiit veal Cod F7a.sclf
Epc.2 hint rnljzi'o
Tin en2sfilik 1h0 ho
o2a Mcia a maj(s'ity
has to aczTpt it. He may hear La
hi sulf:VD-nt, encer. Even if IZ2
high in official EEO, HZ° feet Pleit Li
Iv "
tqlow=d4r,icnts °a eryndemncl
vitt be rernembercti as a disgracc,.
Enentrieitie3 and sinolaritio3 are
supvivs5,,ed. There 115 111112.4'th f‘DrIV.O1 finr1
.jeripus dormeanor. During rureation
hours in the playground, and the 'OP!.
natio halls, there is to 'the foreigner WO
OPPreSOIVO silence. The thud a 1110
foot on the ball is the only ri3O/00 made
, foot -ball. Thet rules of jimjitsti re,
quire silence and the suppression of all
visible interest in the epectatoe. But
the Japanese student learns how to read
minds and motives, to remain impassive
under all circumstances, and even, while
most amiable :to be secretive and in-
scrutable,. His outward acquirements
are a small part of his real education.
His real learning is his Javanel;
se sou
'Between his mind' and the Western
mind is a wide, deep gulf.
if
BETWEEN EBIENDS.
Tun Simple' Stories From the Land ‘01
Mountain and Cr441-
There is an old story of a siMPlo
vilighlated lass who had walked to Glas-
gow `16lif, tier 'Sitttertin
reaching a toll -bar on the skirt of the
city, she began to rap smartly with her
knuckles on lite gate. The toil -keeper
came out tct see what -she wanted.
."Please, sir, is this Glasgow?" she in
-
guyed. "Yes, this is. Glasgow." "Please,"
Said the girl, "is Peggy in?" The au-
thor of 'National Humor" gives another
anecdote of Highland, siniplicity:
A Highlander who liVe¬, very far
from „Balmoral sent .two beautiful col-
lies as a present to Queen Victoria, who
kneWbini„we]), having °Dien driven
post his house, and once or twice stop-
ped to speak to him and his wife.
The queen not only accepted, the col-
lies, but told the donor that if he ever
found his way to London when she was
at Windsor, he was to call and see her.
As it happened, he had to go to London
Soon after, SO he nicht and asked for
John Brown; whom he -knew, and who
had' heard what the queen had said to
him.
Jahn Brown let the queen know that
her Highland friend of the collies was
in' waiting, and Was told to bring him
in,
ire -took care to post him ire the eti-
quette to be observed; toldhim not to
slieak until the queen spoke, to him,
arid to be sure always to say "madam:”
The -flighlender was thenushered in-
tc, the presence of the queen, who re-
ceived him kindly, and asked about los
family. But when she began to praise
the collieand say what favorites they
Ind . become, and how kindle was of him
to send them to her, the delighted
mountaineer forgot his instructions, and
exclnimed, heartily., "Toots, wurnman!
What's twit). collies atween you and
me!"
THE MAID -SERVANT
is not responsible to her employers, but
to her family; and terms limed' be art
ranged with those who guarantee her
good behavior. As a rule -a nice girl
does not seek service for the sake of
wages, but chiefly to prepare herself
for marriage. It is desired as a• pre
-
Walton, for_ household work, in the
hope of doing crellit 10 her own fernily
and the family of her futtirChtulfitinede
Parents are careful to put their daugh-
ters, if they can into families where
they will learn nice ways, and the girl
expects to be treated as a helper rathee
than a hireling; to be kip.dlo considered,
trusted, and liked. The term agreed
upon is generally from three to five
years. Besides her wages, She is en-
titled to presents twice a year, and a
certain number of holidays.
When she is called home to be mar -
tied, she must go. The services af her
family are also at the disposal of her
employers, and her family expect to
provide at intervals gifts of vegetables,
fruits, and other country products.
.This is not a return for the gifts to the
girl, but for the practical education she
gets, and the care of her as a tempor-
arily adOpted„ child of the household.
The employers in their turn are expect-
ed to contribute to the girl's wedding-
outflt. '
Mise Howe, , a returned missionary
from Japan has been giving a series of
talks to the women's clubs of America
on "Japan, From a Resident's View-
point." Amongher tales of the Japan-
ese people were many .
CONCERNING THA REt_ENT WAR,
"Shortly after the preparations for War
with Aussia hod been made," she said,'
"the little Japanese Boys began singing
the sweetest 'lullaby -like song I have
ever heard. That, song was heard every-
where, and remembering our own fond-
ness for popular airs, I ventured to ask
what this exquisite, crooning little
'hush -my -child' tune might be. It was
'Bring', your warships ovate here, and
we'll smash 'em!'"
In education, ne" he some Oilier ways,
the East is topsy-turvy land feom the
Eastern •point of view; although, of
course, to their vittion At is we Western-
ers ,who ode upside gown.
Young Japanese children enjoy more
liberty than Western children. They
are permitted to do as they please, pro-
vided their conduct is not actually
harmful. A boy is allowed to he so
miseidevous flint, as a JaPailess.Proverb
so, "even the holtis by the roadside
hate a boy six or seven years old."
Punishment is rare,' r and the entire
household, -servants and all, will inter-
cede for the offender, the little brothers
and sisters offering to tak6 the punish-
mentlilpernfii‘s'es
Whit'cot common; but ita
sub:dilute, the moxa. or burning, is
more eevere. But frightening a child by
angry looks or harsh words is eon-
denmed. To :dap about the head is proof
of vulgarity and' ignorance; nor are they
punished by keeping them from play or
depriving them of bomo special food or
pleasure. Perfect pattence with eee.
dreneie expected, and admonition is the
chief restraint exercised
UNTIL TIIE'Y GO TO SCI1001,
, , •
Here the reatraint 18 the'. &mutton
sentiment •oe the Class undee the direc-
tion of the teacher. Each eltase has two
little captains, and one of thee gives
order:. In. 1110.iiigher classes this pre.s-
nure 1 grefiter. ,it Insteadlof restraint re-;
lasing as lit dOes among \Western tie.'
tion41 ilta the child grows older, it iri- $
erenst.,s. The power Of -public (minims c
of the ektae becomes formidable. Fight.
tug tind, bullying, IA unknown, becriwe I
the chute dieeipline enfortiett a uniform
behavier. The 81tideut who often&
„
REAL CITY OPJIID
Indian Graveyard at Ilazellon, D. C.,
Most Interesting.
"It is really 'a city of the -dead, for
every grave lot has a house built on it
and, by looking through the window of
this ,house, you .see what the -deceased
'eyed best on earth --it may be a chair,
or a table, a bench, Or a euit of clothes.
One house had laid out on a table all
the toilet articles which the lady in the
grave beneath used while alive, even the
teoth brush being there. Et is Supposed
the spirit of the lady will come back
and use these. It was most interesting
h go from one house to another and
see the different things in them."
So writes W. J. Lukens, an American
traveller. from Chicks°, who has been
visiting_ Central Britlat Columbia and
who inspected the Indian graveyard et
Hazleton which, situated on the highest
point in 'the town, is eittitei'a curiosity.
Hn goes ton:
"Up to the -last Iwo years this was
art Indian village with only the . Hud-
son's Bay Company men and ,a few pro-
spectors and hunters representing the
-whites. Now, on account of the com-
ing of the Grand Trunk Pacific Rail-
way and the finding of rich mineral -de-
pesttS, a large number ofwhites are
coming and going all the llitie.ne.
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MOTORING IN TIIE AIR.
,
Remarkable MaChine Invented by
Frenchman and .His Son.
Successful experiments with 'a new
type of flying machine worked by a two
horse -power motor have been made at
Lisenux, France, by the inventor, M.
Cornu, and -his son. The inventotts have
been working in secret on the machine
for some years.
Their apparatus consists of twO
helices, two and a half yards in diame-
ter, which, turn in different directions.
The body is made of shiel tube one and
a half inches in dfaineter, bound with
wires. T40,,, helices and the aerlalmlanes
are rnaW of linen stretched across fine
steerstays. The motor is fixed horizon-
tally in order to lesson the vibration.
The experiments, which have been
very sucee.ssful. were directeeby neeand
of an aorangement which prevented' the
apparatus from rising more titan, three
and a half yards above the ground, and
drove it tri a circle of thirty yar1e. in
eiticumference.
'
DANGEROUS ItOSTAGiii-STANIPS
The, English post -office' authoritiee
have recently ordered the withdrawal
ft-ont circulation of the threepence stamp
colored yellow and brovvii, for the rea-
son that investigation lias shown filet
the coloring matter employed cm these
Stamps containe suflicient chromate of
lead to prOduee injurious effec a. It was
showrt during the investigatio on which
the order' of tvithttra.ival,wa,s disNi that
12 Milligrams of Otis tsubst Ince were
sufficient to eauee poleohit g, amt a
'nide one of the objectional le ston'ips
terries a milligram -of it. 1 he 'repeat-
eot application of these stanips to the
ip.5 in the yet t;t moi,,tening might nil hi in Ole aktmittlation Of a (1(.1116a -roue
011antity of the poison in Elie mouth.
TRAVELLINC IN S
A 1, Di' WRITES .8) MOST INIT.
ING 14".,SCAI1*TION,
AIN
l'ArdY ftailwry TE3Ve111110"— 120
Dadal Klee of Seioncieh
Slop.
A vivid picture of the dratebartie
travelling, in Spain -is eillen by Airs.
Mee. Tweedlo in the ,pages- of the
°Queen." -.S14e says:
It was a cold wintry evening. 1 tool
cif my j,mvellery, bid my watch, and
said good-bye to a charming Spanish
Iiozn an'! i1 kindMo-
urki by lime bmU Tianplaret essst tflonreL elafet
Es-
corial„ the tomb of the Kings of Spain.
The distance is exactly thirty-two miles,
and (hie expresa train from Madrid with
Ile sleeping cars and restaurants, took
one hour and twenty minutes- for time
journey. What a desolate waste sue-
rcunda Aladritt. Those weird glacial
rocks looked event more weird than usu-
al in the Moonlight, end thee few dark
sghrarunbit.
secast still darker shadows on ille
The train stopped ate Escorial. "Eight
minutes' hell," and I was the only pas-
.swurpgrldia toget
7stetctitt4:
beggare and seVeral louts seemed quite
wintry evening, and hung on to my fur
octet with inn more than usual vehe-
mence. The exit from the station was
locked, and a bunch of keys had to be
found to let me out. There stood the
hotel- 'busas my Senator -host turd
!drunk wire'd to the hotei for a fire fl
my room, so as to let the peoplo know
p lady was arriving late.
The 'bus drew up at the door of the
hostelry. The landlord arrived from
a long room where men were ?drinking,
PLAYING CARDS AND DOMINOES.
Joy—he could speak French? He es-
eorted me upstairs to a charming little
I room, all white and clean in spite of its
simplicity, -awl there in the middle of
the floor stood an enormous brasero.
The charcoal was covered by a wire net-
ting to keep it safely within bounds,
and the wide brass rim was well pol-
ished. •
In the night I woke hearing a strange
sound in my ears, and feeling oppress-
ed. Suddenly my thoughts wandered
te that brazier and to Zola's death, and.
*I jumped out of bed to open the win-
dow. A flood of moonlight entered the
',room; but the brasero had gone, so my
fears went 'too.
Ah—but what_ was that sad cry? it
rose and fell upon the night air. How
strange it sounded, as of lost souls
moaning. Yes --it washumao—and
men's voices. I looked at my watch; it
was still very early, but presumably this
was the first mass of the priests yonder.
Armed with an introduction to'the Fa -
thee Superior of the monastery from a
Senator friend ---written On official paper
—I felt pretty sure of seeing, Escorial
ttoder favorable circumstances. Escor-
rselemiliiiiclithiterttbteurri.;ILpslpa.acen,issotefi. isitelfannella;
el by, a narroW autife.
of Spent, each in a Marble veOffin On
his own shelf. They are embalmed and
buried, and after about ten -years are
laid upon a shelf,
.,E4S:111„..IN.11I8.. amp. PEY.e130X,........
'There are ;twenty-six suelr tombs, four
on top of one another,all of gray mer-
ble with brass feet and mountings, and
the best king, Alfonso XII., is now in-
terred therein. It, is a dreary Ala%
evith small windows so high up theiad-
mit little light,, and everything is mar-
ble except the brass fittings on the sar-
cophagi'. .
• Boys belonging.. to tthe high -families
of Spain were ploying 'football' outside.
in long grey topcoats and blue cloth
Scotch. caps. They had notethe
slight-
est idea of the' game----d-biot they kicked
tile ball aboutand apparently enjoyed
themselves. The French-speaking land-
lord ,was not about when I left the ho-
tel int.:tsp.-in.'so I could not pay him
for the 'bus. Arriving five 'minutes lat-
er al the dreary station,: where there
was no more sign ofdlife than there
had been the night before, I asked the
driver what I owed' lain.
"Six francs," was the reply.
"Six francs?" I exclaimed. "Non-
sense! how ,‘ on it "possibly be six
francs?" ' 1.
Ile insisted on hie claim. l'eepudiat-
ei .11, for I knew it was an imposition.
He saw I was a woman—and alone --
he knew there was no one about, and
lie seized the opportemity to rob me, for
such it was, of three or, four 'francs. fie
became most abiesive. My heart al-
most stood still. But with a brave face,
and the best .Spanish I leneW,,ti deter.
minedly refused his demairdsi At hest
a man passed. "Do you speak English,
French or German, sir?"'t asked. "Freneh,
—a little, madam." replied the commer-
cial teaveller, for suck he proved to be.
I TOLD IIIM MY ,STORY.
"Th6 tee is half a franc per person
and tthiety eents for luggoge, total 80
cents, not even one franc, as you only
have a travelling bag," was his reply.
"and that is all you owe."
"I've offered him three francs several
times, and he refuses,: ,and has been
most impudent and abusive," I replied.
The little commercial traveller, over
wheee head I towered, effered to do his
best. They argued. they - got angry,
and the train arrived. That 'bus man
held on t(l my bag and refiised to hand
it over. The train rang its bell, it 'WV
ab011t to start., and I had th hand over
those six francs to that veritable thief
after all, SO 04 to get my bag, whittt
was naturally worth Inc more. The
Spanielt driver laughed wildly at his
sttccese and lily diseeeallittre.
iiimito.01.014410.14
liepOrter; "Thetilta very much for
your infOrMallOn. 1 shall deeeribe your
bridal deesseeS and those of your maids,
as wen as the house decorations and the
preeents. But, naitircilly, the pubrie
be isoceeated in the bridegroom. What
0011 I any about him r Bride:Sleet
"Weft, I 8upp0f:e his name roust go
you mighesay that he wee; arnoriae thaio
LEADING MARKETS
itilitalMSTITFSt
57,7,;r.w.1,14, N//v.
--)3°.,7.1 El Erg' ti 1,er colt.
r 51q, eat oxp AtiNi'
ent:3,i!ete,r,!.
J1 pat.
ihran somse,$N;
yoikrw. to OLT, To.
rant% Is In5r0 out3ido.
otataidt:.
Ru,-,qmiu;at—Wo:5 55,e, ouL;ikt.,.
Cali bard quota1i9ns to -day were:
Dri.in—$45.59 bid, outside.
Wheat—Ontario No. L)., mivd, 7,0a
bid, outside.
Whoat—Mantioba—At late ports, No,
northern, 80-e'bkL
Barley --No. 3 extra, 48e bid. 78a per
cent., points,
1'eas-78o MU, outside.
oats----35Ne asked, outside, 35e bid*
main lino.
Bye -75e asked outddle. 71c bid.
'AUuckw1reat.-4.ic bid, G.T.R.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Butter—Montreal trade papers report
butter prices as lower, but hem they
c.,0nt5ue Ilan and unchanged, with 'light
receipts. • ,-tt
Creamery .... • 4'. . • 25c to 20e
Tairy ° prinis ; ;c to 113e
do pails ... „, 19c to 20c
do tubs 0••• • 0 1* 4 . • 18c to 20e
Inferior .. .. 17c to 18a
Cheese -13g° to 13S4,c for large, and
lie to liXe for twins.
Eggs—Prices are very firm for fresh
at 21e to 22c.
Potatoes:, --Ontario 55c to 60c -per bag;
eastern,..lto 10 70o per bag, on track
licr)e
io*Ultry — A considerably increased
supply was on the market, and the de-
mand wee quite brisk, keeping prices tt.
lnesteady.le
Cts, dressed ..... . 9c to lle
do live ..., ,7c to 9e
Old 'foto!, dressed ...... -8c to 9e .
do live ..... , .e. . . -6c to tic
Ducks, dressed .... Oe to 11c
Geese, dcessed 90 10 Ile
Turkeys ,.... 14c 'to 16e
Baled Straw—Firrn at $6 per ton in
with, light offeringsNo. 1 thnothy, $10
tu.$10.56 per ton in oar lots here..
Baled Straw Firm at $6 Per ton in
ca.r lots here. -
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NIONTREACMARKETS,
Montreal, Nov. 6,—Grain — Business
ccntinues quiet on the local' grain mar-
ket. There were some inquiries from
over the cable, but bids showed little r
let improvement.
Buckwheat -.-511e per bushel, ex -store.
Coen—American, No. 2 Mixed, 57c, .3x -
store.
Oats—On spot. No. 2 white. 40eOc to
45; No. 3. white, 39%c to 40c; No. 4,
38%c to 30e per bushel, ex -store..
PeosseBoiling peas. $1 in earloodeleid,
$1.10 M jobbing lots. -
Flour-z=iNflinitoba—Spring wheat, $4.25
to $4.60; strong bakers', 83.90 to $4.10;
winter wheat patents, • 84.10 to $4,25;
straight rollers, $3.60 to $3,70; doin.
batil, .$4.65 to $1.75; extras, $1,50 to
8155,
Millfeed—Maiallobtt brans in hags. 819
to $` s_horts, $21.50 to Sisk ei_elreateato....,--,
Nan. in .ittIcgSte.8.5 o $19; .short$,
$21.1i0 to $22; milled. mouille, $21, to $25;
,straight grain, $28 to/ $29 per -ton.
11010 Oats—aPer bag, $1.95 tp in
'oar ` $2 iltVajobbing lo ts..
Cornmeal—Feed meal, $1.25f grantte
lilted, $1.55.
Hay—No. 1, $12.50 to $13; No. 2 hay,
812; Ni. 3, $11; clover mixed, $11; pure
clover, 810.50 to $1. -ft per ton M car lots.
BUFALO MARKET.
Buffalo, Nov. 6. — Flour, Steady.
Wheat—Spring, dull; No. 1 Northern,
93Xic; Winter steady; No. 2 white, 78c.
Corn—Slrong; No. 2 ittellow, 5133.c;No.
3 corn, 52X to 52X,c. Oats—Firm; No.
2 white, 38c; No. 2 mixed. 36% to 36c.
Barley—Firm; Western, c.i.f., quoted
5) to 55c. Canal freighte-aSteady,
NEW -vont( WHEAT MARET,T.
, New York, Nov., 6.-oSpot 111 OT 2 •
81,4e elevator; No, 2 red.' 83c fio.b.
afloat; No. 1 northern Duluth, 81%c f.o.b.
afloat; No. 2 hard winter. 83Xic Laib.
afloat,
CATTLE MARKLT.
Toronto, Nov. 6.—Trado in cattle was
only fate. and inferior Mock sagged in
prices.
tfhe offerings of exporters' comprised
a few medium loads, and the values
thereof were low: 'Cattle weighing 1.380
las were sold at $4.12,14 per cwt, and a.
medium load of exporters' brought $4.20,
per mot.,
Butchers', good, 84.25 to 81.50; foir to
good, $3.75 to $4.20; medium, $3 to
$3.25; common, $2.50 $3; fat' cum,
$2°.50ito $3; export cows, $3.5.0 to $3.75;
coulees, $1. to $L75 per cwt. f •
Feedera, UM to 1,050 lbs, of good
quality. sold at $3.50 to $3.65; those of .
1,100- to 1,200 las 'were worth 53,75 to
$4; feeders, 1,200 to 1,e00 les were sold
at $1 to 81.25; stockers of 900 las
brought $3 to 83.25. and lighter ones
sold at $2.50 to $3 per ett:it. Stocker..
500 to 700 lbs, could be obtained at, $1.75
t'.;1.,8a211.51b0spse(r)ldcW;t1i 85.90 to $6.15; eapret
ewes at $4.50 to $5: and export bucks
at $3- to $3.50 per cwt.
Hop were easy in priee, though the
market declined 25c. Selecte, 55.15;
lights and fats, $5.50 per mi.
Mileb enwe were in good' demand at
$25 to 860 tiatell. according to quality.
. tse,
A KI:SW-AS numE.
German touriela in Denmark paid ;a
visit to Charlottenburg with the object
of seeing the ettinatee palette of King '
Frederick. They nog a gentleman walk-
ing alone 01 whofn they inquired wee.
thee it would be r wAirlo for them te
obtain tteeese to ttie, gotelens. "Certain-
ly," he replica, "I ;!appen to have a key"'
and for half an Wear he led the party
about the Fg minds. pointing out their
bundles aril entertaining the strangers
with lively convertation. At laet lie
look hie leave With the words, "If you
bare to sex. the Mable3, just ;Ay thrtt
you have the liting"e pertnissiOndi It
wag, lite King hinisetf. He etioott, bends
With eitcb member of the party and bade
44e.ua famv611,